Frank Feighan (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Fine Gael)
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Question 893: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will reinstate the school bus service for persons (details supplied) to a school in County Roscommon; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2560/08]

Seán Haughey (Dublin North Central, Fianna Fail)
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Under the terms of the Primary School Transport Scheme, only eligible children qualify for free transport. In order to be eligible, children must live at least 3.2 kilometres from, and be attending, their nearest national school.

However, children who do not qualify for free transport on distance grounds may be allowed to travel as concessionary fare-payers. This may be allowed subject to the conditions that there are spare seats available after all fully eligible children have been catered for, and provided there is no extra State cost involved by way of altering or extending the route of the service or by providing an additional or larger bus.

My Department has been informed by Bus Éireann that members of the family referred to in the details supplied suppled, are availing of transport on a fare-paying concessionary basis for the school year 2007/08.